Planet Technology VRT-401 Network Router User Manual


 
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Chapter 4
PC Configuration
This Chapter details the PC Configuration required on the local ("Inter-
nal") LAN.
Overview
For each PC, the following may need to be configured:
TCP/IP network settings
Internet Access configuration
Windows Clients
This section describes how to configure Windows clients for Internet access via VRT-
401.
The first step is to check the PC's TCP/IP settings.
VRT-401 uses the TCP/IP network protocol for all functions, so it is essential that the
TCP/IP protocol be installed and configured on each PC.
TCP/IP Settings - Overview
If using default VRT-401 settings, and the default Windows TCP/IP set-
tings, no changes need to be made.
By default, VRT-401 will act as a DHCP Server, automatically providing a suitable
IP Address (and related information) to each PC when the PC boots.
For all non-Server versions of Windows, the default TCP/IP setting is to act as a
DHCP client.
If using a Fixed (specified) IP address, the following changes are re-
quired:
The Gateway must be set to the IP address of VRT-401
The DNS should be set to the address provided by your ISP.
If your LAN has a Router, the LAN Administrator must re-
configure the Router itself. Refer to Chapter 8 - Other
Features and Operations for details.
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